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Charges: Timberwolves exec had hard drive stolen from employee
Prosecutors charged Somak Sarkar, 33, with felony third-degree burglary in Hennepin County District Court on Wednesday.
MINNEAPOLIS — A former Minnesota Timberwolves employee is accused of stealing a hard drive containing “strategic NBA information” from a laptop owned by the Wolves’ Executive Vice President, Sachin Gupta.
Prosecutors charged Somak Sarkar, 33, with felony third-degree burglary in Hennepin County District Court on Wednesday.
A criminal complaint said Sarkar stole the hard drive from Gupta’s downtown Minneapolis office on Saturday, Feb. 2.
The hard drive had both personal and business information on it. The business information, which belongs to the Timberwolves, “included employment and player contracts, as well as strategic NBA information,” the criminal complaint states.
On Monday, Feb. 5, Gupta discovered the hard drive missing when he returned from the weekend.
Security video captured Sarkar entering Gupta’s office and “Sarkar entered the office twice after looking to see if anyone could see him. He then left,” the complaint stated.
According to the court documents, Sarkar was “immediately fired.”
The complaint said another Timberwolves employee was able to recover the hard drive from Sarkar.
The team sent the hard drive and Sarkar’s work laptop to a computer forensic company for analysis.
The forensic company determined that Sarkar’s laptop was used to open some of the files on the hard drive.
They found that over 5,000 files had been downloaded onto another device. Sarkar was arrested on Monday.
Sarkar told police he had the hard drive to “put some stuff on it” and forgot to return it.
Investigators found several hard drives, USBs, a computer and three tablets at Sarkar’s apartment.
After getting a second warrant, investigators learned that one of the devices contained all the information from Gupta’s stolen hard drive, according to the complaint.
On Monday, March 4, Gupta told officers Sarkar used to work in the Analyst Unit for the Timberwolves but was moved to another area after “butting heads” with his immediate superior.
Gupta also said Sarkar wasn’t submitting code correctly, was missing meetings, and would not go to his one‐on‐one meetings with his boss.
Gupta said he told Sarkar he was being reassigned and then they went out for a beer. Gupta said he thought Sarkar had taken the news well, but later became “standoffish.”
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RECIPE: Homemade pasta from Red Rabbit
MINNEAPOLIS — Making pasta at home is relatively simple, as long as you have the right tools.
October is National Pasta Month and Red Rabbit‘s Corporate Chef, Adam Lerner, joined KARE 11 Saturday to show us how to make homemade noodles in the confines of your own kitchen.
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New book addresses life’s tough conversations
GOLDEN VALLEY, Minn. — Talking about life-changing events like illness, injury and aging isn’t always pleasant, but avoiding those conversations can make things much harder when they do happen.
A Twin Cities couple is trying to help spur important discussions with a new interactive workbook called “Family Conversations We Must Have But Do Not Want To.” Lisa White, a registered nurse and Michael White, a licensed nursing home administrator and assisted living director, wrote the workbook to steer individuals, seniors, couples and families toward making life decisions so they’re on the same page.
The Whites visited KARE 11 Saturday to talk about the book and the personal story that had them struggling in the search for answers to important questions.
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Spooky cocktail recipes for Halloween
Kona Grill bartender, Charli Gonzalez, joined KARE 11 Saturday to mix up the drinks.
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Those looking for some spooky cocktails to celebrate Halloween should check out Kona Grill in either their Eden Prairie or Minnetonka locations.
Three new festive cocktails are on their menu and Kona Grill bartender, Charli Gonzalez, joined KARE 11 Saturday to share the recipes.
The cocktails are available until November 2. One dollar from each cocktail sold will benefit Breast Cancer research organizations.
The Poisoned Apple
- 1 oz Liquid Alchemist Blood Orange Syrup
- 1 oz Jim Beam Bourbon
- Top off with Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Cider
Glassware: 9 oz Bucket Glass
Garnish: Cinnamon Sugar Rim
Prep: Add Blood Orange and Jim Beam to a shaker with ice. Strain over fresh ice into the glass. Fill with Angry Orchard and stir.
The Black Widow
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- 0.25 oz agave
- 0.75 oz Cointreau
- Big pinch of black luster dust
- 1.5 oz Patron Silver
Garnish: Half Black Salt Rim
Prep: add all ingredients to a shaker with ice, vigorously shake and strain into a glass.
The Green Intensity
- 0.25 real lychee puree
- 0.5 oz St. Germain
- 0.75 oz fresh lime juice
- Green Luster dust
- 2 oz Bombay Sapphire
Garnish: lychee and Luxardo cherry
Prep: add all ingredients into a shake with ice, vigorously shake, and strain into a martini glass